EU countries give 1st green light to aid for soaring fertiliser prices

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 25 - EU member states have given rapid approval to support measures aimed at helping farmers cope with rising fertiliser costs driven by the conflict in the Middle East. The proposal for targeted amendments to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), presented last week by the European Commission, will now enter negotiations with the European Parliament. Under the current 2021-2027 CAP framework, Brussels has proposed a temporary liquidity scheme, the possibility for member st...

By ANSA